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Judy Brophy

Virtual learning making real-world strides: Online classes catching on in Illinois - ch... - 0 views

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    researcher at the National Education Policy Center, said research has so far failed to prove that online instruction is superior to face-to-face education. Jeff Hunt, who runs Indian Prairie's online program, said such critiques are a caution to those who want to expand Internet-based learning. "We have to do this well because we can't do it over," he said. "(Poor results) will verify to critics that there's no quality there." Tribune reporter Lawerence Synett contributed. jkeilman@tribune.com Get the Chicago Tribune delivered to your home for only $1 a week > Copyright © 2011, Chicago Tribune Share61(2) RECOMMENDED FOR YOU 2 charged with prostitution at Evanston spa (Chicago Tribune) Ind. couple pleads guilty to duct-taping children (Chicago Tribune) Hospitals drowning in noise (Chicago Tribune) Chicago's at top as gas prices jump again (Chicago Tribune) Chicago discussed as terrorist target, document says (Chicago Tribune) FROM AROUND THE WEB What?! Prince in foreclosure?! (BankRate.com) Every Parent's Nightmare: Your Grad Is Moving Home (CNBC) Little-known credit card perks (BankRate.com) Riskiest Places to Use Your Credit Card (CNBC) Mary Robbins Dies Just 12 Days After Husband (The New York Times) [what's this]   Comments (2)Add / View comments | Discussion FAQ ckotarch at 10:55 PM April 25, 2011 Online learning offers the people who can learn faster than their peers the opportunity to work ahead and learn more and do more in the same amount of time.   The fact that students are graduating early is testament to the fact that there are some superior advantages to it when used that way.  Credit recovery too gives kids the opportunity to catch up to meet their goals of graduation where without it, they would not.  What more evidence does one need?   The benefits are self evident. Arrive2.net at 9:57 PM April 25, 2011 "Gene Glass, senior researcher at the National Education Policy Center, said research has so far failed to prove that online instr
Judy Brophy

OpenLearn - The Open University - 0 views

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    The OpenLearn website gives free access to Open University course materials. This is the LearningSpace, where you'll find hundreds of free study units, each with a discussion forum. Study independently at your own pace or join a group and use the free learning tools to work with others.
Judy Brophy

The Big Story: New media cover wildfires, earthquakes, revolution | Opinion Blog | dall... - 0 views

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    Some people call it Journalism 2.0 when hundreds of citizen journalists give us the latest on the state of the neighborhood. 
Judy Brophy

Library of the National Medical Society. Journals, Medical Books, and Online Medical Di... - 0 views

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    No Nat'l Med Society
Judy Brophy

ZoomIt - 0 views

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    ZoomIt is screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed image.
Jenny Darrow

Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: Debunking 6 GoogleApps for Education Myths - 0 views

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    Fear, uncertainty and doubt (or, FUD). These exist about GoogleApps for Education, even though it's a solution that could save Texas school districts money. I've heard FUD myself, firsthand, and it's curious to see others discuss it. 
Judy Brophy

The Electric Educator: 10 Tools to Help you Flip Your Classroom - 0 views

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    List of tools like Camtasia, Google docs, youtube, good for a newbie
Judy Brophy

Project management software, online collaboration: Basecamp - 0 views

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    could function as an LMS without grading. Recommended by MGT faculty 5-2-11
Jenny Darrow

http://blog.reyjunco.com/pdf/JuncoHeibergerLokenTwitterEngagementGrades.pdf - 0 views

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    The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades
Judy Brophy

Splicd · Get Straight To The Point - 0 views

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    Create a link just to the part of the Youtube video you want.
Judy Brophy

TubeChop - Chop YouTube Videos - 0 views

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    Screen on which the spliced video plays is better looking (less ads) than the Splicit one
Judy Brophy

ESL Video Quiz: syoneda: Chris Madin: Dressed in White - 0 views

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    add m/c questions to video and score. Send results to Prof. Looks like anyone can create.
Judy Brophy

NFB - Google Accessibility Demonstration Videos - 1 views

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    screencasts of problems
Judy Brophy

NFB - Adoption of Google Apps Program Discriminates Against the Blind - 0 views

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    Natl Federation of Blind case against google.
Judy Brophy

Zamzar - Free online file conversion - 0 views

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    convert files online and then share them
Matthew Ragan

Various Little Known Quality Resources For Your Next Multimedia Project | MakeUseOf - 1 views

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    Even in a world where Creative Commons exists, it always seems like there is not enough quality royalty-free material for us in the multimedia field. Thankfully, there are several places out on the Internet that hear the cries of every starving artist.
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